Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: November 24, 2015
/Our Articles of the Day:
1) Hermes to Relocate Mink Mile Flagship
2) Saks OFF 5TH Announces Three More Canadian Locations
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Target pays landlord RioCan $132M to get out of Canadian leases [CBC]
-Sears Canada Inc faces another $100-million class action lawsuit from its dealers [Financial Post]
-Canada's retail sales growth could take deep cut amid oil price slump [Globe & Mail]
-Black Friday or Boxing Day? Where Canadians can get the best deals [Financial Post]
-CPP buys Petco chain of pet stores for $4.6B [CBC]
-Under Armour may be working out Lululemon purchase [New York Post]
-Canada's Erdem wins for fourth straight year at British Fashion awards [CTV]
-Sears Canada Launches New Holiday Campaign - For Everything Under the Tree, There's Sears [Newswire]
Canadian News - Regional:
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-West Edmonton Mall's Europa Blvd. to become a luxury destination [Edmonton Journal]
-Richmond’s McArthurGlen mall named world’s best outlet centre [Business in Vancouver]
-Tesla car dealership opens at Chinook Centre [Calgary Herald]
-RYU breaks athletic apparel norm with new Kitsilano store [Vancouver: Georgia Straight]
-Saskatoon's Confederation Mall renovation project hopes for shoppers [CBC]
-Saving Granville Island's artsy vibe [Globe & Mail]
-Retail sales tumble in Alberta as low oil prices continues to hurt economy [Calgary Herald]
-Retail sales down in Saskatchewan, up nationally [Saskatoon Star Phoenix]
Eastern Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Ontario move to allow beer in grocery stores falls flat with local food advocates [Ottawa Citizen]
-Here's What Went Down at EJDER's Toronto Pop-Up Store [Highsnobiety]
-Too early to talk about LCBO selling pot: Sousa [Toronto Sun]
-Changing project mix at Yonge and Bloor leads CREIT to become lender; not investor [Financial Post]
-Upstreet beer coming to PEI liquor stores [CBC]
-Windsor Audi dealership to open next fall [Windsor Star]
Our Previous Articles:
-Sport Chek Maps Out Flagship Expansion
-Scarborough Town Centre Plans Major Upgrades
-Study Reveals Canada's Top Retail Street Rents
-Saks Canada Update: Piaget, Louis Vuitton, New Renderings and Floor Plans
-School of Retailing Releases Urban Grocery Store Study